Before he became the center of controversy, Brent Calloway (21) was a Russellville running back, here in the 2009 Class 5A state title game in Tuscaloosa. (The Birmingham News/Michelle Campbell)

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Last Thursday, in a radio interview with WNSP in Mobile, AuburnSports.com writer Jeffrey Lee accused an unnamed "supporter of Alabama, not an alumni or booster," of a number of improprieties and potential NCAA violations in the recruitment of Russellville High School running back Brent Calloway.

That Alabama supporter has been identified by al.com and TideSports.com as Muscle Shoals businessman Darren Woodruff.

Woodruff, a friend of Calloway, the running back that committed to Alabama, changed his commitment to Auburn and then signed with Alabama, fired back at Lee in an interview with The Birmingham News today.

"I adamantly deny all of those wrongdoings," Woodruff said. "Every one of them. Every one of them is a lie."

Woodruff outlined Lee's allegations and challenged him to back them up with evidence.

"He alleges that I took Brent Calloway to Alabama the last visiting weekend before signing day. He alleges that I made cash payments to "Peaches" Winston (Calloway's adopted father). He alleges that I paid (Winston) at least $2,500 on at least one occasion. He alleges that I paid his mortgage off and/or helped catch his mortgage up. He alleges that I provided Brent Calloway with a new car, which Calloway drove to school. He alleges that I promised Brent Calloway $1,200 a month.

"He also said he would be back with the information and the proof and the evidence. My question is, 'Where is the evidence, Jeffrey Lee?' I'm calling him out.

"I've had eggs thrown at my car. I've had my mailbox knocked down. I've been called a child molester, a sexual offender. I've been slandered nationwide. I want to know where this evidence is."

Lee's response this afternoon?

"I don't have any comment at this time. No comment."

To read a lot more from Woodruff on his relationship with Calloway and Calloway's recruitment, including the reasons Calloway switched his college choice back from Auburn to Alabama, read Wednesday's Birmingham News and al.com.